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A family from the UK has recently spoken out about their cancer misery, after three members of the family were struck down with cancer, two of them contracting the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. While one member of the family died from the cancer the other two are now well on the way to recovery. Forty five […]
Neil walks over to Cane and helps him up after he broke down with worry over Lily. They go talk to the doctor who tells them he hopes to have an answer for them soon. Cane looks at Lily through the window of her hospital room door and looks devastated as Lily lie there with […]
I enjoy a good thriller, and I was very much looking forward to Sheldon Greene’s latest novel Prodigal Sons, and I was not disappointed, it is a cracking read from cover to cover. Sheldon has two prior books under his belt Lost And Found and Burnt Umber. He has developed into an author with a […]
I greatly enjoy stand-up comedy. I usually go see a live comedy show from a nationally known comic artist every couple of months or so. I don’t go to many open mikes, although some of my friends have been pressuring me to start performing at them. Suffice it to say that comedy is a pretty […]
Regular readers of my column should recognize the name of Uber-Doofus Dr. Stephen Graves. I eviscerated his clumsy attack on payday lenders months ago. Now, he is back for an encore along with two asylum escapees from GWU in a brand new working paper: “Does Fringe Banking Exacerbate Neighborhood Crime Rates? Social Disorganization and the […]
“This film is a trip†There came a time in my life when I was ok with simply admitting when I don’t “get†something. I stopped pretending to understand certain music, writers or artists simply to seem cool and hip. Therefore I can easily say that although I liked THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS, […]
“A Christmas Carol beats the dickens out of other 3-D films.†The Halloween pumpkins are still warm from their candles and our thoughts have yet to turn to turkey and stuffing yet A Christmas Carol is already the talk of this weekends movie releases. I would have a big issue with that if not for […]
When Blaze Bayley left Iron Maiden in 1999, or rather was unceremoniously dumped, it all depends on your viewpoint, his future looked questionable. Was Blaze another casualty of the world of music, just another artist banished to the netherworld of the ‘has been’. Well, indeed for a while it did seem that that was a […]
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Years ago (like 20) a friend was graduating from college and moving away and a bunch of friends were throwing a party for this person. Collectively they asked me if I’d write a small speech as a version of “This is your lifeâ€. Stymied as to why they would ask […]
In science, there are all sorts of gossip that tweak the infallibility of scientists. For example, the discovery of the “big bang” was postponed until they cleaned the antennae of Pigeon poop, and found it was the sky, not the poop, causing the hum of the big bang. And Penicillin may have been discovered because […]
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